Robin Hobbs
Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs
Born: 8 May 1942, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Major Teams: Essex, Glamorgan, Suffolk, England.
Known As: Robin Hobbs
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly
Test Debut: England v India at Leeds, 1st Test, 1967
Last Test: England v Pakistan at Leeds, 3rd Test, 1971
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 8 3 34 15* 6.80 0 0 8 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 215.1 67 481 12 40.08 3-25 0 0 107.5 2.23
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1961 - 1981)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 440 546 138 4940 100 12.10 2 2 295 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 62555 29776 1099 27.09 8-63 50 8 56.9 2.85
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1963 - 1979)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 144 98 27 877 54* 12.35 0 1 41 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1612 1130 48 23.54 6-22 1 1 33.5 4.20
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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A rarity in England, Robin Hobbs was a leg-spinner who played Test cricket.
After debuting for Essex in 1961, he went on to play for England in 1967,
and after 14 years with Essex spent four years with Suffolk before returning
to first-class cricket with Glamorgan, captaining them in 1979.
He bowled his nicely flighted leg-breaks and well disguised googlies from a
moderate run. A fine county player, he did well to play for England,
although he never established himself as a Test class spinner, able to
contain but not sufficiently penetrative. A modest batsman, he astonished
everyone, not least himself, by slamming one of the fastest centuries in
cricket history (44 minutes) for Essex against the touring Australians in
1975. Hobbs said afterwards that he went out with the objective of having a
good slog, and entertaining the crowd. A likeable and popular man, he was a
fine fielder in the covers. He played for England four times in 1967, three
of them against India and one against Pakistan, with modest success, and was
picked to tour the West Indies the following winter, where he played just
once. A year later he toured Pakistan, and was
picked for the 3rd Test, but did not bowl or bat as the match was abandoned
on the third day. He made one final Test appearance against Pakistan in
1971, but after failing to take a wicket, went back to county cricket. It
was over twenty-five years before England included a wrist spinner again (DL 2001).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 11:05:20 GMT
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